Tawuo v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis
799 F.3d 725 · 2015
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (§ 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Rapheal v. Mukasey · Abraham v. Holder · Hassan v. Holder · Minghai Tian v. Holder · Yan Qin Xiao v. Mukasey
Most-quoted passages
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“governed by the REAL ID Act, the IJ's authority is even greater. ... [IJs] 'can base an adverse credibility finding on any inconsistency, whether it goes to the heart of the applicant's claim or not.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[w]e need only assure ourselves that the IJ, and ultimately the Board, provided specific reasons based in the evidence for their credibility determinations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“That said, the inconsistencies spotted by the IJ should not be trivial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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